Public Theology & Spirituality… Lovingly Lonely 26 Jul 2022July 26, 2022 **Note: This post began as a personal journal entry, a reflection I wrote in prayer. It was a one-sided conversation with God, a musing of my spirit. After revisiting it…
Academic Papers… Being Is Enough 22 Oct 2020November 4, 2020 I had no business quitting my job. I was making exceptional connections with students and the greater community. The retreat program that I oversaw had seen a substantial increase in…
Public Theology & Spirituality Undamning our Love 29 Aug 2020August 31, 2020 A point of clarity before you begin reading this essay. This essay's "origin story" is important to understanding the point, trajectory, and intent of this essay. Along with the Facebook…
Academic Papers… Liberation Christophany 25 Jan 2020November 4, 2020 A Christophanic Hermeneutics The work of Raimon Panikkar cultivates a dynamism for the Christian faith that motivates all humanity to recognize the goodness that they already know deep within our…
Academic Papers… A Universal Embrace of Christophany 11 Dec 2019November 4, 2020 Imagine for a moment… standing atop a mountain after having spent the morning hiking to the summit and being overwhelmed by the clouds that envelope you at the peak. Imagine……
Academic Papers… A Doctrine of Original Love 5 Dec 2019November 4, 2020 Sitting in a quiet room of a retreat center tucked into the woods, men and women gather to hear three simple words, “You are loved.” As the words pour forth,…
Academic Papers… Cosmically Incarnated Christ 19 Sep 2019November 4, 2020 As a child I was not close with my father. Suffering from poor health and a heart attack that occurred early in my childhood, my father rarely had time for…
Public Theology & Spirituality Lenten Eyes 3 Mar 2019March 3, 2019 With Lent and Ash Wednesday days ahead, and the liturgical season of Ordinary Time waning, I am reminded of my ego and the need for perspective. Luke's Gospel today, invites…
Public Theology & Spirituality I have a confession 3 Dec 2018November 4, 2020 As a Catholic, I have a confession to make: I have deliberately missed Mass on Sundays for the last several months. For some this may come as a shock. For…
Public Theology & Spirituality A Devout Meditation in Memory of Donald J. Trump 12 Jul 2018November 4, 2020 In college, I took a course that covered a wide selection of Thomas Merton’s writings, one essay in particular, "A Devout Meditation in Memory of Adolf Eichmann," I have not…
Academic Papers… Public Theology and Spirituality 11 Dec 2012December 12, 2019 So who is this blog post for? This blog post, in all honesty is for me. As I begrudgingly beginning to realize that my Xavier career is coming to close,…
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